First Bin Cage - Work in Progress

[WendyAnne]

Building our first bin cage is truly a family project in our house! :) Hubby cut out the holes that I had already marked out with our (his) new Dremel, which worked pretty well. No cracks at all; the edges are just a little uneven. After some sanding down, the edges are now smooth. The mesh/hardware cloth was a little tricky to work with, but I managed to get the lid/cover mesh piece cut and attached with only a few scratches on my hands. We found that attaching the mesh to the lid with the zip ties was the easiest part so far, and we're pleased with the way the finished lid looks (thanks to our Hello Kitty Duck tape). Hopefully the rest of the project turns out just as pretty!

[Cricetinae]

Good job! Its looking great :)

Surprisingly I quite enjoy making bin cages, there's a certain sense of satisfaction!

[moonie64]

I am looking at maybe doing a bin cage at some point in the future and looking at this site and youtube, This looks great love the duck tape.:D

[Sparklegirl]

Wow looks great! Love the duck tape!

[DrKMcK]

I really love the fact that it's a family project. This is a very loved hammy! Lookin' Good! :-D

[WendyAnne]

Thanks so much, everyone! Yes, we knew we just had to have the pink Hello Kitty Duck tape for our cage as soon as we saw it!

[The Hamster's family]

*You are now addicted to making bin cages* !!! HAHAHAHA !! Good job !!! I hope you enjoyed it !!

[WendyAnne]

Update - Our first bin cage is finally finished! It was a fun project for us, and we are quite happy with the way it has turned out. Not bad for a first attempt. :) Comments, critiques and suggestions welcome! Thanks for all of the info and advice we found here on the forum! We couldn't have done it without your help!

[icklemunch]

Looks fab. So girly :)

[BrainGirl]

Wow, great job!

[hammymammy]

Looks good! Ive been eyeing that hello kitty tape to make a bin.

[Teddy001]

Very NICE!!.. LUV the HK decore..:).. may I ask, how did you insert the mesh on the sides and on the top lid?

[WendyAnne]

Thank you, everyone! The mesh is attached (very snugly/tightly) with quite a few pink zip ties. We used a Dremel tool to cut out the openings and drill the holes for the ties. :)